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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes leads early NFL MVP odds

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There’s still over 100 days to go until the 2019 NFL season opener, but futures for the 2019 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award are beginning to trickle in.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is coming off of a historic 2018 season. It was a performance that put his name among some of the greatest to ever play the QB position. His 5,097 passing yards and 50 touchdown passes in 2018 have only been matched by Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. Those aforementioned stats, combined with his penchant for flashy plays, earned Mahomes the 2018 MVP award.

Ahead of the 2019 NFL season, Mahomes appears to be a favorite to repeat as the NFL’s MVP. In FanDuel’s opening odds, Mahomes is currently the odds-on favorite to win the 2019 MVP award at 6/1.

That’s a pretty great list of quarterbacks and Mahomes is squarely at the top of the list.

If Mahomes did in fact win the MVP award in his second consecutive season, he’d become one of only five players to ever earn back-to-back MVP awards. He’d join Peyton Manning, who achieved the feat twice during his career (2008-09 and 2003-04). Also Brett Favre (1995-96), Joe Montana (1989-90) and Jim Brown (1957-58). Three of those players are already in the NFL Hall of Fame, and Peyton Manning will soon be joining them. Mahomes, at 23 years old, would be the youngest player since Brown to accomplish this feat.

The changes that the Chiefs’ 2019 roster has endured would make another MVP award very impressive for Mahomes. Especially when you consider that many expect Tyreek Hill to be suspended for a good portion of the 2019 season. Hill accounted for over 12 touchdowns and nearly 1,500 of Mahomes passing yardage in 2018.

So what do you think Chiefs Kingdom? Will Mahomes repeat as the NFL’s MVP in 2019? Let us know your thoughts on Facebook and Twitter.

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